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Potted shrimps

Potted shrimps on toast with pickles
Place of origin	England
Region or state	Lancashire
Main ingredients	brown shrimp, nutmeg

Potted shrimps is a traditional English dish made with brown shrimp flavored with nutmeg and baked in butter. The butter acts as a preservative, and cayenne pepper may also be used. Regarded as a delicacy, it is traditionally eaten with bread.

Potted shrimps was a favourite dish of Ian Fleming, who passed on his predilection to his fictional creation James Bond. Fleming reputedly used to eat the dish at Scott's Restaurant on Mount Street in London.

See also

• Food preservation
• Hatchet Job of the Year
• Potted meat

References

1. Paston-Williams, Sara (2005). "Morecambe Bay shrimps". Fish: Recipes from a Busy Island. London: National Trust. p. 140. ISBN 0-7078-0357-8.
2. Beeton, Isabella (1998) . Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management (Facsim. reprint of: London, 1861 ed.). Lewis: Southover. ISBN 1-870962-15-X.
3. The Times, 20 June 2008
4. The Times, 20 June 2008

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List of shrimp dishes
Bagoong Balao-balao Balchão Binte biluhuta Biyaring Cahuamanta Camaron rebosado Char kway teow Cincalok Dancing shrimp Dobin mushi Dried shrimp Drunken shrimp Dynamite roll Eating live shrimp Fried shrimp Fried shrimp cake Ginataang hipon Ginataang kalabasa Gumbo Hae mee Halabos na hipon Har gow Kaeng som Linapay Longjing prawns Mee bandung Muar Moon shrimp cake Nilasing na hipon Pininyahang hipon Potted shrimps Prawn cocktail Prawn cracker Prawn roll Saeujeot Sambal shrimp Sarsa na uyang Sesame shrimp Shrimp cocktail Shrimp creole Shrimp DeJonghe Shrimp mix Shrimp on the barbie Shrimp paste Shrimp roe noodles Shrimp toast Suam na mais Vatapá White boiled shrimp

• Lancashire cuisine
• Shrimp dishes
• Foods featuring butter
• Food preservation